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then you go down to the state of texas, in texas, they say, look, you can vote with your gun license but you can't vote with your student id. when you look into -- ground zero for student voting rights in texas has often been out at prairie view. this is a black college where there have been wars fought in that town trying to make it possible for black students to get to the polling place. there's all sorts of battles over the years, very much targeted at disenfranchising students and especially black students. then you shift over to georgia that has this law that says if you don't have a zawahixeroxed attached -- >> a xeroxed copy -- this is crazy. the stuff they're saying doesn't make sense. >> you and i have been involved in voter registration our entire lives. we've been throw countless voter registration drives. never once have we been able to push one of those off while pushing a xerox machine down the street. they have said, look, we're not going to register voters in florida so long as these rules stay in place. >> let me say this, you and i -- ben and i all of our lives have
then you go down to the state of texas, in texas, they say, look, you can vote with your gun license but you can't vote with your student id. when you look into -- ground zero for student voting rights in texas has often been out at prairie view. this is a black college where there have been wars fought in that town trying to make it possible for black students to get to the polling place. there's all sorts of battles over the years, very much targeted at disenfranchising students and...
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john, thank you for joining me. >> good to be here. >> you were in austin, texas, where the attorney general made the speech and for a long time we have been dealing with these issues, i have, this show, national network. and it had to be sort of fulfilling to you to see a speech made on this? >> it was a very important speech. this is the attorney general giving a special speech in a very special venue all about our democracy and the challenges it faces today in the face of unrelenting efforts across the country to restrict and block the boec >> now, john, you did a speech separate from naacp. all of you marched on saturday. the report basically gives a breakdown of what would happen if these laws went into effect and people talked about how many people would be impacted. people understand this is a real threat to democracy. this is really disenfranchising people from the right to vote potentially. >> that's exactly right. in 2008 we saw very, very high turnout and almost no gap across racial lines. and after 2008, what we have seen since is a way of laws that will make it much more
john, thank you for joining me. >> good to be here. >> you were in austin, texas, where the attorney general made the speech and for a long time we have been dealing with these issues, i have, this show, national network. and it had to be sort of fulfilling to you to see a speech made on this? >> it was a very important speech. this is the attorney general giving a special speech in a very special venue all about our democracy and the challenges it faces today in the face of...
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lawrence versus texas was a huge deal. it ended anti-gay laws that criminalized sex between consenting adults, and perry's talked about it in the past. he defended the law when the supreme court took the case in 2002. he also wrote about the case in his book, which came out just last year. he said that the decision was made by nine oligarchs in robes. and of course this wasn't the first time he forgot something on the trail. >> commerce, education and the -- what's the third one there? >> activist judges, whether it was -- um -- no, not the so t. >> i ask for your support and your vote. >> sorry. oops. >>> since the oops moments began, perry sunk in the polls. he's fallen 31% since august. sorry, rick, but i think we just saw why the voters forgot you. ♪ so tell me ♪ tell me >>> still our predictions for the table. what will it look like and who will both parties look to as a vice presidential nominee? ♪ so many things i need to know ♪ is this your normal? jamie lee curtis?? oh, hi, yes...wow, you really went all o
lawrence versus texas was a huge deal. it ended anti-gay laws that criminalized sex between consenting adults, and perry's talked about it in the past. he defended the law when the supreme court took the case in 2002. he also wrote about the case in his book, which came out just last year. he said that the decision was made by nine oligarchs in robes. and of course this wasn't the first time he forgot something on the trail. >> commerce, education and the -- what's the third one there?...
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again, texas, florida, arizona, nevada, and you go down the list to north carolina. so what obama needs to do is talk about, one, the stuff çhe done locally, and two, we have to, and my hats off to eric holder who's been doing great stuff, but we have to look that the republicans don't have a shot unless they win at least 40%. the only way that mitt romney can do that. that's one of the reasons he's locked up the florida republican party with marco rubio, is because he recognizes he needs florida. with florida he has a shot. right now i don't see a clear path for the republicans. >> and it will be difficult when you have people booing their own candidates. there are people that have that take. if if they don't, i'll do, and i'll gladly play them. >> joe, maria, thank you for your time tonight. >> thank you. >> and happy kwanzaa. >> happy kwanzaa, happy new year. >> happy kwanzaa. >>> rick scott, the most unpopular governor in america, instead of helping the uninsured in florida, he's rejecting help. geez, i wonder why he's so unpopular. >>> the tea party promised t
again, texas, florida, arizona, nevada, and you go down the list to north carolina. so what obama needs to do is talk about, one, the stuff çhe done locally, and two, we have to, and my hats off to eric holder who's been doing great stuff, but we have to look that the republicans don't have a shot unless they win at least 40%. the only way that mitt romney can do that. that's one of the reasons he's locked up the florida republican party with marco rubio, is because he recognizes he needs...
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president obama was channeling teddy roosevelt out in tex texas a couple days, when he called for a progressive income tax and called for cracking down on the courses, and he called for fairness, fairness and talked about what a problem this income and equality is in the country at that time. now they're showing that even ronald reagan talked about fairness and how unfair it is that the millionaires are paying a lower rate of taxes than the people that work for them. the argument that warren buffett has made. i think president obama has found the issue, particularly when he can back that up with teddy roosevelt and ronald reagan, take this all the way to the bank. >> let them bank teddy roosevelt and ronald reagan from now until november. but alisha, they are attacking the president from across the board. >> he is seeking to reaccomplice our merit-based society with an entitlement society. >> really poor children in really poor neighborhoods have no habits of working. what if they became assistant janitors and their job was to mop the floor and clean -- >> and they take the risks in in -- they
president obama was channeling teddy roosevelt out in tex texas a couple days, when he called for a progressive income tax and called for cracking down on the courses, and he called for fairness, fairness and talked about what a problem this income and equality is in the country at that time. now they're showing that even ronald reagan talked about fairness and how unfair it is that the millionaires are paying a lower rate of taxes than the people that work for them. the argument that warren...
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you've been in texas politics since the early '90s, and i guess that doesn't count and then we have michele bachmann, she's been in congress for four years and minnesota politics for six years but she just said, quote, i'm not a politician. i'm a real person. i don't even know how to be a politician. well, at least you got the last part right, michele. so republicans are bashing politicians as they run for the highest political office in the land. sorry, guys, but we got you. sovereign of the security line. you never take an upgrade for granted. and you rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i deserve this. [ male announcer ] you do, business pro. you do. go national. go like a pro. ♪ [ male announcer ] you do, business pro. you do. like so many great pioneers before me, guided only by a dream. i'm embarking on a journey of epic proportion. i will travel, from sea to shining sea, through amber waves of grain, and i won't stop until i've helped every driver in america
you've been in texas politics since the early '90s, and i guess that doesn't count and then we have michele bachmann, she's been in congress for four years and minnesota politics for six years but she just said, quote, i'm not a politician. i'm a real person. i don't even know how to be a politician. well, at least you got the last part right, michele. so republicans are bashing politicians as they run for the highest political office in the land. sorry, guys, but we got you. sovereign of the...
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and before him he has the state of texas that has their voter i.d. law cleared by the department of justice. we'll see alabama come before them, so the department of justice is doing its job. they are finding that the state have not reason. that the burden is not on minority voters. we're glad to see that the attorney general is standing on the side of americans. >> and many of the challenges that many of us are about intering out across the country are falling to states that don't until under the voting rights act. people always say since the '60 what has the civil rights community done? >> we have to make sure we enfo enforce laws. >> in 2011 we saw states take up restrictions that place roadblocks in the way of americans trying to have a voice in the election coming up. we should be in a place where we're trying to expand participation and rod blocks and poll taxes. bringing back poll taxes is not where the country should be. we should make sure that it's easy for the country to participate and to go to the voting booth, cast their ballot and have
and before him he has the state of texas that has their voter i.d. law cleared by the department of justice. we'll see alabama come before them, so the department of justice is doing its job. they are finding that the state have not reason. that the burden is not on minority voters. we're glad to see that the attorney general is standing on the side of americans. >> and many of the challenges that many of us are about intering out across the country are falling to states that don't until...
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more than half of the money has come from out of state, and his biggest donor is bob perry, the texas billionaire behind the john kerry swiftboat ads. you remember him. he's given walker $250,000. there's definitely going to be more big money to come. don't forget governor walker got money from the koch brothers pac last year. they're one step clouder to victory, but we know the big money will keep coming. we've got to fight, and we will. ♪ it's nice to see you [ male announcer ] this is your moment. ♪ this is zales, the diamond store. take up to an extra 15 percent off storewide now through sunday. how about the beat of a healthy heart? campbell's healthy request soup is delicious, and earned this heart, for being heart healthy. ♪ feel the beat? it's amazing what soup can do. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. >>> welcome back. a funny thing happened to willard mid romney in the final countdown before the iowa caucuses. the target fell off his back. until now, wi
more than half of the money has come from out of state, and his biggest donor is bob perry, the texas billionaire behind the john kerry swiftboat ads. you remember him. he's given walker $250,000. there's definitely going to be more big money to come. don't forget governor walker got money from the koch brothers pac last year. they're one step clouder to victory, but we know the big money will keep coming. we've got to fight, and we will. ♪ it's nice to see you [ male announcer ] this is your...
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their election 2012 blog and victoria del francesca, visiting scholar from the university of austin, texas. isn't the obama campaign thrilled and willard is embracing the ryan plan? >> i imagine that they are because this thing has already been put to the test. in new york, this election back in may, new york 26 congressional district and you saw the democrat pounce the republican. this was a red district. they ran a campaign all about the ryan budget, about his plans to turn medicare over into a voucher program, to turn medicaid into a block grant system. and they came out on the losing end. republicans did. so i think that democrats -- >> and they were expected to win that race. >> exactly. exactly. >> victoria, it seems as though willard is not thinking general. he's now desperately trying to deal with beating newt gingrich now. look at this ad that he has put out where he has said that newt is going to the far left of the republican party. i never knew there was a far left or even a near left to the republican party. but look at this ad. >> he is on the left wing of the republican part
their election 2012 blog and victoria del francesca, visiting scholar from the university of austin, texas. isn't the obama campaign thrilled and willard is embracing the ryan plan? >> i imagine that they are because this thing has already been put to the test. in new york, this election back in may, new york 26 congressional district and you saw the democrat pounce the republican. this was a red district. they ran a campaign all about the ryan budget, about his plans to turn medicare...